Little Falls transcript., 1887-04-15

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ia, kas.. vShere he expects to remain most
OF the su .nmer.
Sir William Owen Lanyon, K. G. B., who
arrived in New York a few days ago from
Eng and, died from cancer OF the jaw. The
de' leased was forty'four years old, born in
feland and had served in the wars OF
England with distinction.
The New York Daily News, which is re:
gartied as an authority in church matters,
states that, despite all reports to the con-
trary, it is true that the learned priest, Dr..
Church OF the Epiphany, is among the
| clergymen who are being severely disciplin-
ed by Archbishop Corrigan for expressing
sympathy with DR.. McGlynn. He has
been deprived OF his Office Of defender Of
the marriage tie and been removed from
the board OF synodal examiners. DR.. Burt.
sell is noted for his retiring disposition,
He has large private fortune which he
lavishes in charitable works.
| Excitement continues over the demand
OF England for the possession OF Tortngas
island or the payment OF $1,000, 900 In
| settlement of claims. It is reported that
a special British envoy has presented Eng
lands ultimatum, and has threatened the
| bombarding Of the principal ports OF the
republic after the lapse Of five days ii Eng
lands claims be not acknowledged. 1t is
| said that the Haytians menace a general
| massacre Of foreigners il the president
yields to Englands demands.
The pope is about to issue letter sane
tioning the principles OF the creation of 81
! Catholic university at Baltimore. The
pope presists that DR.. McGlynn must come
there.
At Montreal, ten warrants have been is
! sued against BARRIERS and saloonkeepers
for exhibiting pictures OF "Adamless Eden"
The penalty is imprisonment not exceed
ing two months.
The commissioner OF the general land OF
flee says it has been the parctice OF his OF
flee to accept the certificates of a clerk OF
probate court when under seal Of his office,
as being q sufficient certificate OF the Off
cial cllara cter OF a'notary public. He sub
mits the question to the secretary OF the
interior as to authority OF clerks OF pro,
bate courts to give such certificates, and
the secretary decides after citing laws and
rules OF the department, that the clerk
OF q probate court is not competent to ccr-
tify to the authenticity OF the acts OF no.
tary public and other officials unless the
appointment OF such officials appear on
record in the court OF which he is clerk.
This decision is very important to persons
transacting business in the interior de-
partment.
| Fairwheat reports come from Sacrament
to. Santa Clare, Saline, and Sonoma valleys,
CAL, but the great neat region III the
San Joaquin valley is suffering badly for
want Of rain. North OF San Francisco the
early winter-sown grain still requires from
twenty to thirty inches OF rain to insure q
good average crop in these counties. lndi-
cations from southern counties are that
the crop, even with good rains to come
will be about the average.
Mr.. Junius S. Morgan, the London and
New York banker, has again remembered
Trinity college, Hartford, Conn.,. in gift
Of $4,000 toward the $50, 900 necessary
for the proposed Scientific building. Mr..
Morgan is a graduate OF Trinity.
Earthquake tremors terrified the inhabi-
tants OF Contocook N. H., on the 9Th. The
The cracking OF the frozen ground and
breaking Of ice in the ponds added to the
noise. The shocks lasted about a minute.
Houses were Jared, dishes ratified OIL the
shelves and many people were rolled from
..ir beds.
d. W. Fields, foreman OF the Wairant!
Cattle company at Macleod, arrived at
Fort Benton. He reports that hundreds
OF Blood Indians are crossing the line into
Montana, despite the efforts OF the mount
ed police to keep them back. H met one
five stolen horses.
In Rhode Island, Mr.. Davis (Dem.] has
} a plurality for governor OF probably 1900
together with tho rest OF the mocratit
state ticket; except attorney general
which is still in doubt. The prohibition
vote is q tizzle and the woman suffrage
vote made poor showing. The vote cast
has been a very large one, and everybody
} that could cast a ballot has done so.
; Gov. Lee OF Virginia strongly condemns
the foolishness OF Southern militia men w he
J say they won't go to the national drill at
Washington and compete with coloreG
companies.
In connection with the recent failure o
the Maritime bank at St. Johns, N. S., il
r has been discovered that bills OF excha ngt
, which passed between the Stewart firm
Guy Bevan & Co. and the bank were in
dorsed by irresponsible boys in the employ
of the three concerns.
In Boston a building occupied by the
Wright & Potter Printing company, O. J
l Rand & Co., hookbinders, Wilson Bros.
publishers, and G. K. Paul e. Co., dealers
in iron and brass castings was burned
Wright & Potter, who are the state print
ers, lose $4,000, fully insured. The 9th
er losses aggregate $35, 5000, with 1927, 200
, | insurance.
The scalpers have been badly scalped by
| the Interstate commerce law. Said one o
4 them: 1--WE are knocked out completely
| All we can do is to sell out what we hav'
:. on hand and 90 out OF business. The pen
t alties Of the new law are SO great that w
: would be unable to get any tickets withou
9 stealing them, and there is q law agains
/ that am told"
A bill authorizing the execution OF mur
. derers by electricity was defeated in tn
Y Pennsylvania senate.
q President Scrymser, OF the Central ant
t South American Telegraph company. re
K ports from his correspondents that tber
r is not q known case OF cholera within
g $500 miles OF FL Paso, Tex. where an il,
= cipient scare exists.
g Secretary Whitney has decided to pus1
i to completion the work on the cruiser
Atlanta, Boston and Chicago, SO as t.
permit OF an early adjustment OF the &C
a counts with the contractors. To this cnt
all extra work on the vessels will be dis
!, continued, and, aside from some smal
y changes necessary to fit the vessels for sea
- the energies of the department will be cor
1 centrated upon the work required by th
Il original contracts with John Roach.
s Secretary Whitney says there is n
4 truth in the statement that there hav
been unnecessary delays in the establish
D ment OF an ordnance foundry in Washing
t ton.
The president appointed Gustav Meye
!. postmaster at Boscobel, Wis, vice Joh
!. Pepper (Democrat), removed on charges {
i embezxlement. e..
Q Senators Morrill, and Plumb, with thei
t families, have returned to Washingto
e from their Florida trip.
: Patrick Donahue says that Boston alou
}; sent $3.50, 900 to Ireland last year for th
q purpose of paying rents to the landlord.
= The executive COMMITTEES of the Societ
!" of the Army OF the Cumberland have cou